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Meili Snow Mountain is regarded as a Holy Mountain by local Tibetans.

Yunnan's Meili Snow Mountain

dave chou - vjpedia [911]

Meili Snow Mountain, Yunnan, China

Destinations: Kunming | China | Yunnan
Topics: Travel | Nature
The newlywed's wedding bed, in the home of the groom.

Water Dai Wedding in Xishuangbana

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

As is the Dai custom, a party has been sent out from the groom's village, consisting of the groom and his family, off to the bride's village, about 30 km to the north, to pick her up. Perhaps this...

Destinations: Kunming | China | Yunnan | Lancang River | Lijiang River | Lancang-Mekong River
Topics: Culture | Travel | Women & Travel | Traditions | Ecotourism
This little girl was my guide at Leaping Tiger Gorge

Pinch Yourself

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

My trip through China's Yunnan province provided many experiences that had me saying "Pinch yourself! This can't really be happening to you!"

Destinations: Kunming | Yunnan | Lijiang River | China
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Animals | 20th Century History | Traditions | Art | Culture | Food | Economy | People | Religion | Agriculture | Nature
A waterfall across the path through Tiger Leaping Gorge

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [1,617]

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yellow Sands), carves the deepest gorge in the world between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (5,596m) and Haba...

Destinations: Yunnan | Himalayas | Tibet | Lijiang River | China | Yangtze River
Topics: Travel | National Parks | Adventure | Animals | Ecotourism | Culture | People | Sports | Nature | Architecture
The source of the epidemic is thought to be the civet cat. This animal was served in restaurants throughout the region both before and after the outbreak, although briefly taken off the menu when it was discovered to be a carrier of the disease.

SARS & Vinegar: The Untold Story of Mainland China

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [1,617]

When news of the outbreak spread across the globe, foreign tourists, expats and journalists fled Hong Kong and the mainland. With few outsiders remaining in rural China, little news of the epidemic...

Destinations: China | Yunnan | Lijiang River | Sichuan | Chengdu
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Adventure | Animals
Menghun, Dai village.

Xishuangbanna, Menghun and minority market.

Linda De Volder - LindaDeVolder [1,174]

Photo story.

Destinations: Yunnan
Topics: Culture | Travel | People

Will Tourism Spoil China's Kingdom of Women?

Joshua Samuel Brown - jbrown [10,407]

In a remote section of the Himalayas straddling Yunnan and Sichuan provinces lies Lugu Lake, a place so beautiful that many who make the six hour journey over the rough, winding road from Lijiang,...

Destinations: Yunnan | China
Topics: Travel | People
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